Product Line Director

Air Force Strategic Systems Product Line Director

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

Reporting to the Air Force and Missile Defense Strategic Systems VP / GM, the Air Force Strategic Systems Product Line Director will be responsible for overseeing the performance and growth of the product line to include setting strategic direction, delivering Profit and Loss (P&L) consistent with business plan, interfacing with external customers, and managing internal stakeholders and a staff of project managers (PMs) charged with executing a portfolio of projects. In addition to extensive business acumen and personnel management experience, this role requires in-depth knowledge of Draper projects, technologies and customer community as well as highly developed strategic leadership and change management skills to balance execution, growth, and organization development goals while collaborating across the corporation and adhering the corporate policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute multi-year strategic business plans to scale mission impact consistent with the goals and objectives of the Business Area and Corporation strategies.
• Analyze market trends, incorporate intimate customer mission knowledge, identify gaps and opportunities for product line innovation.
• Lead an efficient and effective product line including full lifecycle portfolio P&L with the full range of contract vehicles that consistently delivers on challenging external and internal commitments with accurate business development pipeline, financial, talent, and facility forecasts.
• Cultivate relationships with the customer community in support of current projects and shaping future growth opportunities. Demonstrate thought leadership in the mission and market space by staying actively engaged with our key external stakeholders.
• Responsible for recruiting, retaining, developing, and overseeing high-performing, diverse PM talent execute projects - spanning contracts, shaping & capture, proposals, internal research and development, and capital improvements - using industry standard objective performance measures, i.e. technical, cost, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Accountable for adherence to all corporate policies and procedures defined in Draper's Operational Framework.
• Create, demonstrate, and promote a positive culture, and ensure an environment of collaboration, inclusivity, and respect in alignment with the company's goals and values.

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Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Secret Clearance is required.

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